Mark Znidar comes to Press Pros Magazine after 33 ½ years at The Columbus Dispatch. From 1996 until September 2018, he staffed high school sports, Ohio colleges that included the Mid-American Conference, Ohio State’s upcoming opponents in football and Ohio State baseball. In the previous three seasons he covered the Columbus Clippers triple-A baseball team.His other beats were Ohio State basketball (1985-88), Clippers (1985-86 and 1989-93), Cincinnati Bengals (1993-95) and NASCAR (1994-2008). He subbed on the Columbus Blue Jackets and Ohio State women’s basketball beats.In March 2017, Znidar was inducted into the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame. Znidar was born in Cleveland and raised in Richmond Heights. He graduated from Cleveland St. Joseph High School and the University of Dayton. He also worked for The Atlantic City Press, Lake County News-Herald and Baltimore News-American.He has a daughter, Amanda, and four grandchildren.
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Saturday, 01 January 2022 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

OSU Wins Wild, Record Rose Bowl Over Utah

Records were set, CJ Stround and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (below) left a lasting impression on the record books, and the Buckeyes overcame their worst defensive effort in years to overtake Utah and win the 108th Rose Bowl on a last-second field goal. Mark Znidar writes the story for Sunday's Press Pros.
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Friday, 31 December 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

Will Ohio State Show Up In Rose Bowl Against Utah?

This man would like to know...It's been the question since Michigan spanked the Buckeyes to end their College Football Playoff chances. Now, they're playing a hungry Pac-12 champion without four key players who opted out and a number who entered the transfer portal. How will the Buckeyes respond!
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Friday, 31 December 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

Utah Can Thank Meyer For Putting It On Football Map

The program was so-so to mediocre for many years before he got to campus, but everything began changing during the 2003 and 2004 seasons under the watch, and personality, of Urban Meyer. Mark Znidar shares his preview of Utah in today's Press Pros.
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Thursday, 30 December 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Opt-Outs Force Ohio State To Make Major Personnel Changes

Senior Thayer Munford was back at left tackle and backup Matthew Jones was at left guard Wednesday during a practice for the Rose Bowl. Not having Olave and Wilson has made Smith-Njigba the No. 1 receiver and punt returner.
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Monday, 27 December 2021 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Olave, Wilson, Petit-Frere, Garrett Opt Out Of Rose Bowl

Ryan Day's world has been rocked since late November...first with his initial Big Ten loss at Michigan, and now with the opt-outs of four players whose decision to sit out the Rose Bowl will inspire much conversation before the Saturday kickoff against Utah.